---

IMPORTANT - Only the copyright holder may apply an open license to their work. Before you follow the steps outlined below, read the following:

For original works where you have created 100% of the content (text, images, charts, etc.)

Check your district policy regarding teacher created resources. For most districts,original works of authorship created by staff within the scope of employment for use in the District's schools and programs are generally "work made for hire" and owned by the District. In that case, the District will need to approve the application of an open license.

We suggest that District Boards develop policy that authorize any such materials owned by the District to be openly licensed or shared in the public domain to promote OER efforts. The Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) version 4.0 or later, is recommended for maximum flexibility and impact.

For adapted works from existing open resources

Follow the terms of the open license on source materials. The derivative work should be licensed with the least restrictive open license possible that is not in conflict with existing licenses. See additional information on creating OER and combining licenses.

---

Applying an Open LIcense

1. Determine who holds copyright

2. Choose a license - see choices below

3. Visit the Creative Commons License Chooser

4. Mark your work - see best practices for attribution

License Types

Attribution CC BY	This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials. View License Deed | View Legal Code
Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA	This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to “copyleft” free and open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. This is the license used by Wikipedia, and is recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects. View License Deed | View Legal Code
Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND	This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you. View License Deed | View Legal Code
Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC	This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially. View License Deed | View Legal Code
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA	This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. View License Deed | View Legal Code
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND	This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, only allowing others to download your works and share them with others as long as they credit you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially. View License Deed | View Legal Code

Note:

• In cases where the District is the copyright holder, the District would be considered the author of the work for attribution purposes.

• The video example above uses the Attribution-NonCommercal License (CC BY NC); however, when possible, we recommend Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY)